Docker Engine + OS Compatibility

Docker Engine and Docker Desktop version support on Linux distributions, macOS, and Windows. 19 combinations verified against official release notes.

Docker Engine 26 + Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Docker Engine 26.x officially supports Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble). Install via the Docker apt re…

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Docker Engine 26 + Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Docker Engine 26.x officially supports Ubuntu 22.04. Install via the official Docker apt r…

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Docker Engine 25 + Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Docker Engine 25.x officially supports Ubuntu 22.04. Works without issues. Docker 25 intro…

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Docker Engine 24 + Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Docker Engine 24.x officially supports Ubuntu 22.04. Fully functional. Consider upgrading …

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Docker Engine 24 + Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Docker Engine 24.x officially supports Ubuntu 20.04. Works without issues. Ubuntu 20.04 st…

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Docker Engine 24 + Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Docker Engine 24.x predates Ubuntu 24.04 (released April 2024). The Docker apt repository …

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Docker Desktop + Windows 10 + WSL2

Docker Desktop for Windows requires Windows 10 21H1 (Build 19043) or later with WSL2 enabl…

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Docker Desktop + Windows 11

Docker Desktop is fully supported on Windows 11. WSL2 is the recommended backend. Hyper-V …

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Docker Desktop + macOS 12 (Monterey)

Docker Desktop requires macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later. On Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3), Docker D…

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Docker Engine 24 + Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Docker Engine 24.x officially supports Debian 12 (Bookworm). Install via the official Dock…

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Docker Engine 20 + Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Docker Engine 20.10.x supported Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic), but Ubuntu 18.04 reached EOL in Apr…

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Docker Engine 26 + Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Docker Engine 26 officially supports Debian 12 (Bookworm). Install via the Docker apt repo…

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Docker Engine 26 + Fedora 39

Docker Engine 26 supports Fedora 39 via the Docker repository. Fedora ships Podman by defa…

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Docker Engine 26 + RHEL 9

Docker Engine 26 is available for RHEL 9 via Docker's official repository. RHEL 9 defaults…

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Docker Engine 25 + Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Docker Engine 25 supports Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble). Docker 25 includes BuildKit as the default…

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Docker Engine 25 + Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Docker Engine 25 officially supports Debian 12. Docker 25 introduced the `docker init` com…

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Docker Desktop + macOS 14 Apple Silicon (M-series)

Docker Desktop on macOS 14 Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) runs natively using virtualization. `l…

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Docker Engine 26 + Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Docker Engine 26 supports Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal) via the official Docker repository. Ubuntu …

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Docker Desktop + Windows 11 + WSL2

Docker Desktop on Windows 11 uses WSL2 as the backend (recommended over Hyper-V). WSL2 pro…

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